Lyra Operation Manual - Test and Measurement - Prism Sound

Prism Sound LyraLyra Control Panel app.Operation ManualRevision 1.00Accessing the Lyra Control Panel appThe Lyra Control Panel app can be run directly like any other Mac or Windows program, or it can beaccessed from the operating system itself, from the "Sound and Audio devices" dialogue in theWindows' Control Panel (or from the Device Manager) or from the Audio MIDI Setup in Mac OS X.Some audio applications also allow guided access to the Lyra Control Panel app.Operating the Lyra Control Panel appThe Lyra Control Panel app is a variable-size dialogue box which can be activated and 'put away' likeany other Mac or Windows application. When active, it cannot be resized. The upper part of theControl Panel contains Unit settings, and beneath are a stack of 'tabs' allowing context-switching ofthe bulk of the user-interface area.The Inputs tab contains everything to do with setting up analogue and digital inputs, the Outputs tabsimilarly for outputs. A row of Mixer tabs provide access to the low-latency built-in mixers for eachoutput pair.Where more than one Lyra unit is connected, a separate Lyra Control Panel controls each connectedunit (see the section on Operating multiple units). If no Lyra units are connected, the Control Panelis replaced by a small dialogue box which reports this. Note that operation of more than one Lyra uniton a single host computer is not currently supported.6.1.1 Unit settingsThe upper area of the Lyra Control Panel contains the main settings for the Lyra unit.The upper area also contains buttons for loading and saving Lyra configurations, and for accessingthe on-line help.The Lyra model and serial number are displayed at the top of the Unit settings area. Note that thecurrently-installed firmware version of the Lyra unit can be displayed by hovering the mouse cursorover this text.The Sample Rate and Sync Source controls allow the unit's reference sample rate andsynchronization source to be selected. For more details, see the Synchronization section.NOTE: If an external sync source such as DI or Wordclock is selected, but is either absent orat a different rate from the selected sample rate, the unit reverts to local (internal) sync at theselected sample rate. If the reference is later applied at the appropriate rate, audio isre-enabled. Note that during Stand-alone operation an external sync source is allowed to© 2013 Prism Media Products Ltd1.35